Even in reliably red states where Barack Obama has little chance of winning on Tuesday, unprecedented numbers of registrations and early votes have been tallied, and elections officials are predicting a record turnout in places where neither candidate even bothered to campaign.

Even in reliably red states where Barack Obama has little chance of winning on Tuesday, unprecedented numbers of registrations and early votes have been tallied, and elections officials are predicting a record turnout in places where neither candidate even bothered to campaign.

The Supreme Court Monday considered whether a ruling that requires juries, not judges, to decide whether someone gets the death penalty should be applied retroactively. A decision in the case could determine whether more than 100 condemned prisoners are eligible for new sentencing hearings.